Rocking toy



May 17, 1949. R. E. DAELLENBACH 2,470,473

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Application February 19, 1945, Serial No. 578,619

Claims. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in toysadapted for use by small children and relates more particularly to arocking toy equipped with a central seat as well as with end seatssupported on a rocker whereby the toy may be used by one or two or morechildren.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a unitarystructure of this character adapted for manufacture from moldedmaterial, such as plastic or the like and in which a relatively widerocker is provided having a central upstanding web or flange with itsends projecting upwardly and outwardly from the rocker and formed withseats at the outer ends thereof as Well as with a seat at the centralportion of the web.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance,strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwisewell adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction asmore fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals referto like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View.

Figure 2 is a top plan View.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional View taken substantially ona line l-d of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan View.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disciosed a preferred embodiment of invention, thenumeral 5 designates a relatively wide rocker having a centrallydisposed web or flange ii rising from the inner surface of the rocker,the ends of the flange projecting upwardly and outwardly from the upperedges of the rocker.

ihe rocker 5 and flange 6 may be molded or cast from plastic material orthe like and to the lower portion at each end of the flange is formed atransversely extending seat 1. Immediately adjacent the seat 1 theflange is formed with an upward extending projection 8 having a handle 9formed with the upper portion thereof and projecting outwardly fromopposite sides of the extension.

The handle 9 is positioned for gripping by the hands of a child seatedon the seat 7 and straddling the flange 6 and with the feet of the childresting on the upper edges rocker '5.

. The central portion of the flange 6 is also formed at its upper edgewith a seat II and the upper edge of the flange at opposite sides of theseat II is also formed with handles l2 and I3 projecting laterallyoutwardly from opposite sides of the flange so that a child may occupythe seat I I and faced in either direction and grip either of thehandles [2 or [3 and with the feet of the child resting on the uppersurface of the rocker.

If desired two children may occupy the seat I l and face in oppositedirections from each other.

It will also be apparent that a child may occupy each of the seats I atthe opposite ends of the flange 6 and one or more children may occupythe seat II and a rocking motion produced by the children in the usualmanner.

It is believed that the details of construction, manner of use andadvantages of the device will be readily understood from the foregoingwithout further detailed explanation.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. A rocking toy of the class described comprising a, relatively widerocker, an upstanding flange at the central portion of the rockerextending longitudinally thereof and projecting outwardly from oppositeends of the rocker, seats carried at the outer ends of the flange, and aseat supported on the upper edge of the flange at the central portionthereof and disposed below the level of the first mentioned seats.

2. A rocking toy of the class described comprising a relatively widerocker, an upstanding flange at the central portion of the rockerextending longitudinally thereof and projecting outwardly from oppositeends of the rocker, seats carried at the outer ends of the flange, and aseat supported on the upper edge of the flange at the central portionthereof and disposed below the level of the first mentioned seats, andhand grips projecting horizontally outwardly from the flange adjacenteach of said seats.

3. A rocking toy comprising a relatively wide rocker, a longitudinalflange rising from longitudinal central portion of the rocker andprojecting outwardly beyond each end of the H] of the rocker, and a seatat each end of the flange, the bottom edge of the flange forming acontinuation of the outer surface of the rocker and being curved in theopposite direction thereto for positioning the seats substantiallybeyond and only slightly above the level of the rocker ends.

4. A rocking toy of the class described comprising a relativelywiderocker, an upstanding flange at the central .portionbf the rockerextending longitudinally thereof and projecting outwardly from oppositeends of the rocker, seats carried at the outer ends of the flange, and aseat supported on the upper edge of the flange at the central portionthereof and disposedbelowthe level of the first mentioned-seats, the'bottom edge of the flange forming a continuation of the outer surface ofthe rockerand being .curved in the opposte direction thereto forpositioning the seats substantially beyond and only slightly above thelevel of the rocker ends.

5. Arocking toy of the class described comprising a relatively widerocker, an upstanding flange at'the central portion of the rockerextending longitudinally thereof and projecting out- REFERENCES CITEDThe following references are of record in the flies .01 i-hisepatent't'UNITEDiS'I'ATES PATENTS vNumber Name Date 1,270,219 Sc'hwarz June 18,1918 1,401;906 Haugh Dec. 2'7, 1921 1,512,972 Zsarnay Oct. 28, 19241,535,828 Guischard Apr. 28, 1925 1,572,194 Erickson Feb. 9,, 19261,754,109: Kitze-- Apr. .8, .1930

